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Junior Tafa vs Tuco Tokkos

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0; Tuco Tokkos is 11-6-0. Tuco Tokkos is 6 years older than Junior Tafa. Tuco Tokkos has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Junior Tafa. Tuco Tokkos is 1" · 3 cm taller than Junior Tafa. They have met once: Junior Tafa 0, Tuco Tokkos 1.

Junior Tafa
New Zealand
Junior Tafa
“The Juggernaut” · 7-6-0
Loss · TKOWin · TKOLoss · Submission
Light HeavyweightMet once
Tuco Tokkos
England
Tuco Tokkos
11-6-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Junior Tafa
KickboxingMuay Thai

No background on record

Camp · NTG Fight & Fitness
Tuco Tokkos

No background on record

Camp · Kill Cliff FC

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
66%
16%
Body
13%
2%
Leg
21%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Junior Tafalast 9 fights
48%20%32%
Tuco Tokkoslast 4 fights
44%19%37%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Tafa· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Tuco Tokkos
Strikes landed / min
3.802.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersTuco Tokkos · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.673.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTuco Tokkos · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.002.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTuco Tokkos · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
73%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersTuco Tokkos · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Tafa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTuco Tokkos · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.80
Strikes landed / min
2.32
2.67
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.22
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.78 / 8.4
73%
Takedown defence
33%
0:05
Control time / fight
3:09
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Junior Tafa9 UFC fights · 200 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
58%116/273
17%33/42
3%5/5
Clinch
12%24/36
1%2/2
0%0/0
Ground
10%20/26
0%0/0
0%0/0
Tuco Tokkos4 UFC fights · 100 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%54/163
12%12/22
21%21/28
Clinch
5%5/12
1%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
7%7/13
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Junior Tafa and Tuco Tokkos ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira (Sat, Jul 12, 2025), where Tuco Tokkos won by Submission.

What are the records of Junior Tafa and Tuco Tokkos?

Junior Tafa is 7-6-0 and Tuco Tokkos is 11-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Junior Tafa or Tuco Tokkos?

Tuco Tokkos has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Junior Tafa, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Junior Tafa or Tuco Tokkos?

Tuco Tokkos is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Junior Tafa stands 6'3" · 191 cm.

Who is older, Junior Tafa or Tuco Tokkos?

Tuco Tokkos is 36 and Junior Tafa is 30.

Who has more finishes, Junior Tafa or Tuco Tokkos?

Junior Tafa has 7 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Tuco Tokkos has 9 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).